4 Companies with a 4 Day Week, plus 4DW countries 🌍

No country has fully adopted a 4 day working week, but some are getting close...
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No country has fully adopted a 4 day working week, but some are getting close:

  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria: Short average workweek (36hrs)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia: 4 day work week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium: Right to work 4 days (compressed)
  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada: Large 4 day week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark: Short average workweek (33hrs)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany: Short average workweek (34hrs) + 4DW campaign
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland: Public sector implemented 4 day week
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India: many tech firms are now offering a 4.5-day workweek
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland: Large 4 day week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan: Government 4 day week recommendation
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands: Shortest average workweek in the world (29hrs)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway: Short average workweek (34hrs)
  • ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland: Government 4 day week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain: Government 4 day week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland: Short average workweek (35hrs)
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช UAE: Government + schools have a 4.5 day work week
  • ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK: Large 4 day week pilot
  • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA: 4 day work week pilot

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